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PHILIP W. SOMERS, OF DANBURY, C0NNEGTIGU'I,` Lettere Peeemzve. 60,274, ezeteez Deeembee 4,1866. i

SPECIFICATION.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, PHILIP 4W. Soluces, of Danbury, in the county of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful improvements in Machinery for Felting or Sizing in Hat Bodies in the Roll; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full and correct description thereof, reference being had to the accom# panying drawings, and to theletters of reference thereon. i i i `j i i My said improvements in machinery' for felting or sizing hat bodies in the roll are especially adapted to work a new and improved roll, the subject-matter of a separate bapplication for` Letters Patent by me, wherein 4the, said improved roll is more particularly described. For the purpose of this application itis deemed suilicientj` i to describe said new roll generally as follows, to wit; that it is a roll of hat bodies within anvenveloping or working cloth, similar tothe roll ordinarily made by` batters in felting or sizin'ghat bodies in the roll by handy. except that the. c'oils or .folds of the bat or bats rolled up within the working orfcovering cloth are in a reverse direction from the coils or folds of the working or covering cloth instead -of both 4being in thesame direction,

as in rolls used hy hatters when felting or sizing in by the hand'process, and heretofore used or attempted to be used in machines.

Figure 5, of the drawings, represents an end view of the old roll, the coils a Aof the hat body beingin the samedirection as the coils b of the working or covering cloth. a i i Figure V(i, of the drawings, represents an end view of said new roll, the coils or folds c `ofv the hat bodies` being rolled up in a reverse direction from theV coils orfolds d of the working or covering -cloth. o

Myigaid improvements in machinery are not adapted to working theold roll, but are especially designed` for working said new rolls. 4

Figui-e1, of the drawings, is a plan view.

Figure 2, aside elevation.

Figure 3, a longitudinal section; and

Figure 4, a cross-section of my improved machine. i

My improvements in said machinery consist, first, in the arrangement 'and` combination of a horizontal endless moving platform of grooved bars or groovcd slats with two horizontal stationary adjustable y'elding working beds, one above and the other below the endless platform, and with a yielding and adjustable concave located at one end of the endless platform, the whole arranged and constructed substantially as herein described; second, in combining with the lower working bed and theendless moving platform a sliding bed having two concave` surfaces uniting in the middle, one of the concave surfaces, that next the endless` moving bed, forming, in connection with the endless platform and lower bed, an adjustable throat or guide, wherebyto introduce rolls of I I diiferent sizes into the machine, the other concave being a receiving table for the 'rolls thrown out of the machine;` third, in'the employment of' a throat-valve, located at the entrance of the throat of the machine, `wl1ich,wliien` closed, forms a bridge or inclined plane from the endless belt across the throat-to the receiving tableand` operates to throw out the rolls from the machine and guide them to the receiving table; and, when open, permits` the entrance into the machine of new rolls, vand also guides the rolls that have passed around the endles'stable into the throat to be again passed through the machine; fourth, in combining with the, lower bed transversely grooved rubbing surfaces, having sidewater ways or channels, to receive and carryo' from the machine the i water expressed from the bodies.

But to more particularly describe the construction and operation `of my improved machine,iI will refer to the drawings by letters of reference. In the frame, dl, of the machine I place suitable shafts and drumsee, to carry the, endless moving table,.which is constructed of light wooden grooved bars, e?, wired orotherwise secured to endless belts or chains, e3, `carried by the drums. A driving-pulley, e, may be used to impartmotion to the endless working table, which has a continuous forward motion in the direction of theiarrow's. A

horizontal bearer or guide, f, projecting inwards from the side rail of the frame that supports the drums,'forxns i a guide and support between the drums for the endless working table against the pressure of the rolls` Friction h rollers may beplaced in the bearing surfaces of the guide, f. The lower yielding adjustable` bed I makeintwo I parts, g g1, connected together `by a plate, g2 g3, on each side of the bed at the middle ofl the machine, to which plates the two parts of the bed are hinged by suitable pivots, g, so that the middle`of the bedmay be depressed to'compensate for the sagging of the lower member of the endlessworking table. The middle of the bed is` supported by four bent springs, g5 g0 g" g8, two on each side of the machine; chains, g, depend from each of the connecting hinge plates ofthe bed, by which the middle of the bed can be depressed against the pressure of the supporting springs, and then held in place by hooks, gm g, on the inside of the frame, on which the chains are hooked for that purpose. The floor, gm, of the -lower working bed is made of short boards finely grooved, like a wash-board, transversely to the line of travel ofy the endlcssbed, and secured in the side timbers ofthe frame of the bed, which are rebated to receive thegrooved door boards; and tied together by cross-planks, g13 gu; gutters or channels, ql5 gw, run along each side of the bed, connecting with pipes, gis, to conduct the water expressed from the bodies away from the machine.

There are four round guide-rodsJz h1 h2 71,3,- attached to the lower side of thel lower bed, which iit loosel in corresponding holes in the cross-planks, z' i, of the frame, and around which are coiled helical springs that l t support the ends of the bed with yielding pressure.; The lower bed may. be adjusted at either'end at a greaterY or less distance from the -endless bed by means of the two levers, '7'.71, one-at each end of the machine below the bed. These levers are each connected by links, jz, with the bed, at the middle of the lever, one end of each y*l i lever being confined to one side of the machine by a staple, js, or other fulcrum joint, an d the other end. projecting out from theother side, where it is secured in the desired position by a catch, j. The upper bed or platform is a plain plank or board, k, loosely suspended at four points from the cross-bars, t1 k2, of the frame by means of four helical'springs, Z ll Zz Z3, which permit` the suspended bed to yield in any direction. The bed may be as well suspended by leather straps, the object being to permit it to vyield a little in any direction to accommodate the workingf the rolls. weight may be placed on the upper side f thisbed to make pressure, if desired; and the lifting of the board by the pressure of the roll mayjbe'restrained and regulated by ahooked link, m, connected with the frame of the machine above the bed,which maybe extended so Aas to hook into' the different staples, m1 m2 fm,3 'm4, on the, top of the bed.v The concave,.byv.means of `which the rolls are trans-4 ferred from 'the lower to the upper side of the endless bed,"is 'composed' of r two sections, 'both ofv them grooved like the lower bed. The'lower section, n, of the'concave'vis backed by springs, nhwhich are placed between it and the-standards, n2 n3, rising from the lower bed, which support the' concave.k They upper section, 0,'-of the concave is held by arms, o1 o2, hinged to the standards, 11.22 fc3, and kept in place with yyielding pressure by the bent springs, a5 o. The concave, being supported by standards rising from the frame of lthe lower bed, moves up and down with it whenever it is raised and depressed for the purpose of adjustment to. diii'erent sizes of rolls.

To prevent throwing the concave out of proper adjustment when the lower hed is raised or lowered, inclined guides, p p 102293, formed of round rod iron,`bent into the shape shown inthe drawing, are placed upon the front and rear posts of the frame' of the machine, and the bed connected withpthe guides by eyesor staples surrounding the guides and driven into-the frame of the bed; the bed, having suilicientend play for the purpose by reason of its vertical guides within the helical springs iitting their sockets loosely, is thrown backward or forward, according as itis elevated or depressed,- suiiciently to keep the conc'ave which moves with it in proper adjustment withv the endless table, so that it will not fail to carry up the rolls to the upper side of the endless table. A sliding bed, g, rests on that part of the lower bed which projects from the front of the machine, and slides on it towards and from the endless working bed. On the lupper surface of the sliding bed, g, are two concave surfaces, inclining in opposite directions from the line where they meet, and extending to the opposite ends of the sliding bed. One of these inclined surfaces or beds, r, that next to the endless table, is a plain surface, and forms an inclined throat or shoot, down which the rolls are carried into the` machine by the endless band. The other inclined concave, s, is a receiving ltable for the rolls that are discharged from the machine. It is 'corrugated for the purpose Vof retarding the motion of the roll as it comes from the machine. A stop, el, prevents the rolls from rolling oii` the table. n v 5, The objectief having the sliding bed move on the lower bed is to adjust the" throat to various sized rolls. The throat-valve, t, swings on'suitablecentre pins, and is like the throttle-valve of a steam engine, except that it is rectangular instead of circular. When in position to form a bridge over the throat to throw out the rolls, it may be held there by a button, u when it is desired to let the rolls pass again around the machine, the valve may be put in position shown in red lines c in the drawings; when the rolls are introduced, the'valvc is turned to the position shown by red lines w in the drawings. In the use of this machine, thehatter, being at the sizing kettle', which shonld'be placed immediately in front of the machine, has the valve at his command; that is, he can take hold oi' it with his hand and turn it to the position desired for the momentt Having made the roll of lbats. and covering cloth, as herein described, he throws the roll into the throat of the machine, where it is Vtaken hold of by-,the endless bed and rolled continuously between it and the surrounding yielding adjustable surfaces formed by the lower bed, concave, and upper bed, untilthe hatter desires to examine it, when he turns the throatvalve across the throat and throws out the roll or rolls that are in the machine. The machine is designed to work as manyirolls at once as caube carried around in it or can be properly attended to by the hatter or hatters in front. It will be observed that in theuse of this machine the roll must be put into the machine with the coils of the covering cloth running inthe direction of the motion of the drums and band, so'that the rolling in the machine will keep the coils of covering cloth Ywound vupinstead of stripping off the cloth by unrolling it. 'There being no back or reverse rolling action in .mism-achille', the motion under pressure is all applied in the direction applied in hand working whenmy new or reverse roll is used inthe machine. If the old roll-is uscd, the machine will not work the rll to the satisfaction of the hatter, or aswell as machines having the vibrating or reverse motion combined with the forwardl motion, because thosey machines give part of their motion under ,pressure in the right direction for the old roll, although the -necessity of keeping thc' covering cloth wound-- Si: 60,274 d avr up on the roll compels the greater part of their motion under pressure to be given inthe wrong` direction for the `old roll. e

I claim as my invention and improvement in machinery for felting or sizing in hat bodies in the roll-V 1.1111 combination with the endless moving platform of grooved bars or slats the stationary yielding .l

adjustable lower bed, concave, and upperhed, the whole constructed and ai'ranged to yield and be adjusted, substantially as described.

2. In combination withthe lowex` bed and endless moving bed the sliding bed with its two inclined concaves,` one of them forming, in connection with the endless platform, an adjustable throat, and the other being a, receiving table to receivethe rolls Vthrown out of the machine. c Q y 3. The valve located vat the entrance of the throat of the machine, in combination with the endless bed, throat, and receiving table, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth; l l

` P. W. SOMERS.` `Witnesses:

A. W. BENEDIGT,

C. F. HENDRIG.

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